# see http://blog.101ideas.cz/posts/pending-examples-via-not-implemented-error-in-rspec.html module NotImplementedAsPending def self.included(base) base.class_eval do alias_method :__finish__, :finish remove_method :finish end end def finish(reporter) if @exception.is_a?(NotImplementedError) from = @exception.backtrace[0] message = "#{@exception.message} (from #{from})" @pending_declared_in_example = message metadata[:pending] = true @exception = nil end __finish__(reporter) end RSpec::Core::Example.send :include, self end